Category: Report
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Frontiers in Psychology
Moula Z, Powell J, Brocklehurst S and Karkou V (2022). Feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of school-based dance movement psychotherapy for children with emotional and behavioural difficulties, Frontiers in Psychology. (IF 2.99) Read the full article.
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Journal of Applied Arts and Health
Thurston S, Griffin, J, Davismoon S, Omylinska-Thurston J and Karkou V (2022). Dancing the Blues: An interdisciplinary collaboration between artists and therapists, Journal of Applied Arts and Health. Read the full article.
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Scaling Up report
Scaling up report with foreword from Dr Nils Fietje, WHO Arts and health: Karkou V, Omylinska-Thurston J, Thurston S. Clark B, Perris E. Kaehne A and Pearson M (2023) Scaling up place-based arts initiatives that support mental health and wellbeing Research-informed strategic commitments and recommendations using the Arts for the Blues as a case example.…
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Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy
Parsons, A. S., Dubrow-Marshall, L., Turner, R., Thurston, S., Starkey, J., Omylinska-Thurston, J., & Karkou, V. (2022). The Importance of Psychological Flow in a Creative, Embodied and Enactive Psychological Therapy Approach (Arts for the Blues). Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy. Read the full article here.
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A new strategy for scaling up place-based arts initiatives that support mental health and wellbeing
Last year Arts for the Blues received AHRC grant to develop a strategy for scaling up arts-based interventions across North West using Arts for the Blues as an example. To develop the strategy we held two stakeholders events for 43 stakeholders from healthcare, cultural, community and local authorities settings. We also evaluated four training days…
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New open access publication
Our most recent article discusses a feasibility study undertaken with patients and staff in an IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) service. This article is open access and you can find it here: Karkou, V., Omylinska-Thurston, J., Parsons, A.S., Lewis, J., Dubrow-Marshall, L., Thurston, S. (2022). Bringing creative psychotherapies to primary NHS Mental Health Services in…